WFYI (TV)
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| WFYI | |
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| Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Slogan | Making Connections |
| Channels | Analog: 20 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting, Inc. |
| First air date | October 4, 1970 |
| Call letters’ meaning | For Your Information -and- For You Indiana |
| Sister station(s) | WFYI-FM |
| Transmitter Power | 1480 kW (analog) 200 kW (digital) |
| Height | 259 m (analog) 236 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 41397 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.wfyi.org |
WFYI channel 20 is the local PBS member station for Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and surrounding areas since it first signed on October 4, 1970. It is currently run by Lloyd Wright. Its most notable original series is Across Indiana, which has won several awards. Other original programming has included Reel Time and Indiana Week in Review.
WFYI is operated by Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting, which also operates WFYI-FM (90.1), a National Public Radio member station.
[edit] Digital TV
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 20.1 | PBS HDTV |
| 20.2 | Main WFYI programming* |
| 20.3 | WFYI+: Repeat broadcasts of WFYI primetime shows |
* When the Indiana Legislature is in session, live coverage will be seen here instead.
[edit] Trivia
- WFYI (TV) was originally seen on translator W39AA in Fort Wayne in the early-1980s (previously occupied by Bowling Green's WBGU-TV); that channel became a separate, full-powered PBS affiliate WFWA in December 1986.
[edit] External links
- WFYI Online
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WFYI
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WFYI-TV
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